PRETEST (21st CENTURY LITERATURE) – SET A

Please use a separate paper as your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding literary genre?

a. It is a classification of literary works consisting only of fictional works.
b. It is a category of literary composition.
c. A genre is a group or collection of books with a similar theme or style.
d. The type of art or literature characterized by a specific form, content and style.

2. This is a fictional story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book.
a. dalit c. flash fiction
b. manga d. graphic novel

3. Which is NOT true about poetry?

a. Literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language. c. It is written in narrative form.
b. Involves poetic language. d. It has number of lines and syllables.

4. The plot that starts with the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution is an example of ___
a. Seven-point-story c. Fichtean curve
b. Freytag’s Pyramid d. In-medias-res

5. A feminist reads literature as an independent work of art rather than as a reflection of the author’s state of mind or as a
representation of a moment in history.
a. False c. Maybe
b. True d. None of the above

6. An author using the _______ recounts the story through the eyes of a single character (or occasionally more than one, but not all).
a. characterization c. Third Person POV- omniscient
b. Third Person POV-limited d. dialogue

7. This is known as a literary element that focuses on the order of events and the development of conflict
a. point of view c. plot
b. theme d. setting

8. The theme of a piece of fiction is its view and how people behave. It could be uncovered with the following ways except:
a. Asking what the details are and particulars in the story or what greater meaning they could have
b. disregarding allusions (or other elements) that are utilized throughout the story
c. noticing repeating patterns and symbols as these lead to the theme
d. checking out the title because sometimes it tells a lot about the theme

9. What element of a story is depicted in this text: “It was 1986. The country was still euphoric for having ended a terrible regime”?
a. conflict b. subject c. point of view d. setting

10. PAGIBIG SA TINUBUANG LUPA was translated from the Spanish AMOR PATRIA of Rizal, published on August 20, 1882, in
Diariong Tagalog.
A. Spanish Period C. Pre-Spanish Period
B. American Period D. Period of Enlightenment

11. How does literary nonfiction differ from fiction?

A. Fiction has real-life story components. C. The story elements are based on real-life, not imaginary.
B. Fiction does not have all story elements. D. Literary nonfiction has characters and a plot, but no setting.

12. What emotion is conveyed in the lines of the poetic passage below?
Midnight, not a sound of a pavement.
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone.
In the lamp light the withered leaves
Collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
A. Confusion C. Loneliness
B. Eagerness D. Optimism

13. What is the similarity between folktale and flash fiction?

A. Folktale and flash fiction have specific counts of words.
B. Flash fiction can be accessed on social media while folktales can be found in books.
C. Flash fiction can be found in books while folktales can be accessed using social media.
D. Folktale and flash fiction both have the same elements of a story, and it uses texts and dialogue.

14. The author’s type of diction (choice of words), syntax (arrangement of words), and other linguistic features of a work.
A. Point of View C. Style
B. Setting D. Theme

15. He served as the editor-in-chief of La Solidaridad, a political propaganda paper with a liberal, reformist orientation dedicated to
expose the evil of the Spanish rule.
a. Jose Rizal b. Gregorio del Pilar c. Emilio Aquino d. Gracia Lopez- Jaena

16. The period where literature is oral in nature and the sources are usually the local native town folk. Rich past was showcased
through folk speeches, folk songs, folk narratives.
a. Contemporary b. Spanish c. Pre-colonial d. American

17. The following are the importance of literature, except for one:
a. Literature is thought provoking c. We distress and misconstrue others
b. Literature teaches us to analyze a character d. It allows us to question some of our most prominent beliefs
18. Your teacher required you to showcase Bikolano poetry, what will you compose?
a. haiku b. tigsik c. tanaga d. Sarung banggi

19. In the contemporary period, _________ which was declared in 1972 repressed and curtailed human rights, including freedom of
the press that was controlled, and Filipino writers wrote about these dark days in their writings.
a. Martial Law b. Coup d’ etat c. Marcos Law d. Anti-activism Law

20. .Which is NOT true about Reader-Response Theory?

a. It is the readers’ response to the text of which they are reading.
b. The text has no meaning until it is read by a reader who creates the meaning.
c. The reader focuses on the features of the literary text itself.
d. The reader is essential to the meaning of a text for they bring the text to life.

21. The following are examples of fiction except for:

a. Novel c. Novella
b. Short Story d. Haiku

22. The following are true about 21st century literature, except _____
a. Literary works are written and published from 2001 onwards.
b. Literary works are gender sensitive
c. Literary works are culturally pluralistic and on extreme reality
d. Literary works are community bounded and handed down orally through generations

23. It is an online journal displaying information in the reverse, chronological order, with latest post appearing first. It is a platform
where a writer or even a group of writers share their views on an individual subject.
a. vlog c. youtuber
b. blog d. content creator

24. Ernest Hemingway’s “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” is an example of:
a. poem c. flash fiction
b. chick lit d. short story

25. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding literary genre?
a. It is a classification of literary works consisting only of fictional works.
b. It is a category of literary composition.
c. A genre is a group or collection of books with a similar theme or style.
d. The type of art or literature characterized by a specific form, content and style.

26. The following literary genres belong to Pre-Colonial Period except for:
a. Proverbs c. Flash Fiction
b. Songs d. Riddles

27. He is known as the “The Father of Ilocano Literature” and acknowledged author of “Biag Ni Lam-Ang”.
a. Jose Garcia-Villa c. Luis G. Dato
b. Pedro Bukaneg d. F. Sionil Jose

28. These are practical observations and philosophies of everyday life that are usually written in a rhyming scheme?
a. riddles b. folktales c. proverbs d. song

29. Aside from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), what other government agency is responsible for the recommendation of
the final nominees for National Artists?
a. NCCA b. NCAA c. NACC d. NACA

30. Awit and korido are literary forms in what period of literary history?
a. American c. Pre-colonial
b. Contemporary d. Spanish Colonization

31. This involves the reading, interpretation and commentary of a specific text or texts which have been designated as literature.
a. Literary Criticism c. Metacognitive Analysis
b. Formal Essay d. Stylistic Analysis

32. Which of the statement/s is or are true about the significant role of Bicolano Authors in the Development of Regional Literature?
Statement 1: They have enriched the Bicolano culture, preserved heritage of our literary arts and helped in introducing and exploring
our humanity as Filipinos.
Statement 2: Local writers only confuses in explaining events in details, locally or regionally.
Statement 3: Local writers directly influence literary traditions.
a. Statement 1 alone is true c. Statement 3 alone is true
b. Both statement 1 and 2 are true d. Both statement 1 and 3 are true

33. This literary theory argues that literature reflects social institutions and that it is one itself, with a particular ideological function:
that literature participates in the series of struggles between oppressed and oppressing classes which makes up human history.
a. Feminism b. Postcolonialism c. Marxism d. Psychoanalytic

34. Generally, 50% of the narrative in this genre is presented without words. The reader must interpret the images in order to
comprehend the complete story.
a. Speculative Fiction c. Illustrated Novel
b. Graphic Novel d. Manga

35. The following are some questions that may help in analyzing a text using Marxist lens except:
a. What values does it subvert?
b. What conflict can be seen between the values the work champions and those it portrays?
c. What social classes do the characters represent?
d. What is the condition of the female character in the story and how was she portrayed?